منظمة العمل الدولية
غري يرحب بعهد أمل جديد وبتعددية الأطراف بقلم ويليام نيو تقلد فرانسس غري، وهو موظف عامل في المنظمة العالمية للملكية الفكرية منذ عهد طويل، مقاليد الأمور في الويبو هذا الشهر وجاءت معه آمال أصحاب المصالح في إحلال هدوء دولي ووجاهة…
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William New
WTO Members Call For More TRIPS Talks; Director Post May Open Up
By William New Whether the World Trade Organization director general position will be up for grabs in the new year remains a question, as current DG Pascal Lamy is deciding by December whether to run for the post again. Meanwhile,…
Reader Survey – Now Is The Time!
A reminder to our readers: the first-ever Intellectual Property Watch survey is online – it’s simple and takes 5 minutes to complete! This is the time to tell the IP-Watch team what you like and dislike, what you would like…
Key US Senators Warn Bush Administration On ACTA
By William New The leaders of the powerful United States Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday warned US trade negotiators to rein in the scope of negotiations on an international treaty against counterfeiting, and to make the process more transparent. At…
Leahy-Specter Letter To USTR On ACTA
US senators Patrick Leahy (Democrat, Vermont) and Arlen Specter (Republican, Pennsylvania), the leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee, warned the US Trade Representative not to negotiate an overly broad Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), and criticised the Bush administration for not…
Internal EU Documents On WIPO Gap Analysis
The Council of the European Union has prepared a confidential draft contribution to the World Intellectual Property Organization gap analyses on traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions, which will be discussed at the WIPO Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore from 13 to 17 October.
Optimism Reigns As WIPO Assemblies Close, Gurry Takes Office
By William New Member governments of the UN World Intellectual Property Organization concluded this year’s annual assemblies with high optimism for the future of the intellectual property system and for the organisation. “We’re glad to see WIPO back to its…
الخبراء يجتمعون لمناقشة دور الملكية الفكرية في نقل التكنولوجيا البيئية
بقلم كيتلن مارا تزداد أهمية نقل التكنولوجيا مع تزايد أهمية التكنولوجيا في الاقتصاد العالمي. وفي حالة تصدي التكنولوجيا للمشاكل البيئية، قد يكون هذا النقل متكاملاً لضمان قدرة البلدان النامية على اتخاذ تدابير المحافظة. واجتمعت مجموعة متنوعة من الخبراء هذا الأسبوع…
WIPO Assembly To Wrap Up Early; Budget Issues Wait For December
By William New and Kaitlin Mara Member governments of the World Intellectual Property Organization completed their annual General Assemblies earlier than scheduled this year, but some of the most difficult decisions – such as the budget – will be addressed…
“IP5” Biggest Patent Offices Meet As WIPO Assembly Proceeds On Policies
By William New Top officials from the world’s five biggest patent offices met Wednesday night in Geneva to discuss ways to further harmonise their activities, United States Patent Commissioner John Doll told Intellectual Property Watch. Meanwhile, members of the World…